Means or apparatus for frying fish or other articles.



No. 734,630. PATENTED JULY 28, 1903.

L. H. STOCKS. I MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR FRYING FISH OR OTHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1901. N0 MODEL 2 SHEETS-SHEBT 1.

No. 734,630. PATENTED JULY 28, 1903.

L. H. STOCKS.

MEANS 0R APPARATUS FOR FRYING FISH OR OTHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1901.

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LUCY HARRIET STOCKS, OF LEEDS, ENGLAND.

SPECJ IFICATION formingpart Of Letters Patent No. 734,630, dated July 28, 1 903.

Application filed September 3, 1901. Serial No. 74,167. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LUoY HARRIET SrocKs, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Leeds, in the cou nty of York, England, (whose post-oflice address is N orfolk House,0hapel Allerton, Leeds,England,)

' have invented new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Means or Apparatus for Frying Fish orother Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in or relating to means or apparatus for frying fish and other articles of food.

' The object-of this invention is to provide T as simple and ready means whereby the fish or other article being fried or cooked may be readily removed from the frying-pan or other utensil, then turned over and replaced therein or placed upon a dish or other receptacle without there being any danger of breaking the same or its formation. I attain this object by apparatus illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of onesay the lower-plate of the apparatus, Fig. 2,- a plan of the same; Fig. 3, an elevation of the other say the upper--plate of the apparatus; Fig. 4, a' plan of same; Fig. 5, a section on line m 00, Fig.2; Fig. 6, a transverse section of two plates fastened together in the position when in use; Fig. 7, a longitudinal section of an adj ustable plate or portion, drawn to a smaller scale, on line w 10, Fig. 8; Fig. 8, a plan of same. i

The frying apparatus consists of two flat detachable plates at and 1), arranged to be placed one upon the other and to loosely fit into a frying-pan or other receptacle. (Shown in dotted lines at c, Fig. 6.) The plates are made in one piece, as shown at Figs. 1 to 4,

or each plate may, if so desired, be made in two portions (1 2, Figs. 7 andfS, arranged to telescope or slide partly within each other-s that is to say, when this latter inethodis employed one of the portions -say e--is provided with a projection f, which is bent or curved downward to the'thickness of the plate 61 and then carried forward at or about a right angle, so as to be parallel with and to slide longitudinally in the turned-over edges 9 of, say, the plate d, which forms its guides. The central portion of the proj ection f may be removed at 71.,if so desired, but not necessarily so. The plate 6 may also have its edge turned or bent over, as at 't', Fig. 7, to make it the same height as the plate (Z. By this means the sizeof the plates may be increased or diminished at pleasure. The said plates are made of metal, plain or enameled-'-say, for example, of thin sheet tin or steel-punched or cutto the shape shown at Figs. 2 and 4 or 7, and then perforated with any required number of holesj. If desired, the. edges of the plates may be turned over, as at q, Fig. 5, to prevent them from buckling; but it is desirable that the plates should be kept as thin as possible in order to reduce to a minimum the amount of fat, which may be, say, in the form of butter, lard, or the like, required for the frying operation. The perforationsj permit of the fat passing through the plate during the frying operation. Each of the said plates is provided with a pair of loop-like or other handles k, arranged one at each end of each plate, as shown at Figs. 1 and 3. In the drawings the handles it, which are shown like a rectangular fork shaped somewhat like the letter U inverted, are provided with a loop Zat the end of each vertical portion. Each handle is attached to the plate by rings m, which are made to pass through the loops Z and also through the plate, as shown at Figs. 1, 3, and 5. s The handles kare attached to opposite ends or points of the plates, as at Figs. 1 and 3, and they are arranged so as to be capable of being readily turned for use with either face of the plate. At the same time by attaching the handles by therings m to the plates the said rings do not unduly raise the plate from the bottom of, say, the frying-pan 0.

Between the handles it and at the opposite points of each plate is respectively arranged means for retaining the two plates CL and b towell as the plate shown in two portions at Figs. 7 and 8, is provided with a securing ICO.

. 1'), arranged opposite thereto.

the two plates retained in position by the handles, either with or without additional openings.

In using the above-described apparatus for frying purposes-say frying solesin the first instance only one plate a, is used, and after it has been placed in the frying-pan c and the fat previously placed therein the fish or other article of food-say a sole-is laid thereon. After it has been fried sufficiently the second plate I) is placed in position above the plate a, as at Fig. 6, with the sole between them, and the plates are securely fastened together by the loop catch or catches it having been passed through one or both of the openingsp. The two plates are then raised by the handles it out of the pan 0 with, say, the sole or other article clamped between the said plates, turned over, and then replaced in the fryingpan, with the second plate resting on the bottom of the frying-pan. The first plate can,

if so desired, be removed. On completion of the frying process the sole or other article can be removed by lifting the plate I) out of the pan 0 and placing the fried sole or other article upon a dish or other receptacle.

When the plates are not in use, the handles 70 may be turned inward onto the face of the plates, and the latter suspended by the retaining catch-loop it.

Having now described the nature of this invention and how it may be carriedinto practice, WhatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An apparatus for frying purposes consisting of two detachable fiat perforated plates placed one upon the other and provided with openings, handles attached by rings to each plate for lifting and turning purposes, and a loop-catch pivotally attached to each plate arranged to pass intoan opening in the opposite plate for securing the said plates in position after the article to be cooked has been placed between them, all arranged and combined substantially as set forth.

2. In apparatus for frying purposes, the combination of a detachable flat perforated plate provided with an opening, handles attached to said plate at opposite points, rings for attaching said handles to the plate and a loop-catch pivotally jointed to the plate between the said handles and opposite to the said opening, all substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LUCY HARRIET STOCKS.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM SADLER, ADAM O. HART. 

